KYIV: Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least seven people as Kyiv's army said it had hit several Russian tankers, in fresh attacks. A first large blast in Kyiv was heard shortly after midnight even before the city's air alert sirens sounded — a rare failure in the system that has spooked residents of the capital. That was followed by a barrage of several more explosions, journalists in the city said. One person was killed in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, having reported warehouses on fire after a missile strike.
Ukraine also mounted its own strikes deep into Russia — attacks Kyiv calls fair retribution for the nightly barrages of its cities. The Russian governor of the central Saratov region said one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack. Ukraine has also upped its attacks on Russia's so-called shadow fleet — ageing tankers that export its vital oil products, bringing in crucial revenue for Russia's stuttering economy. The commander of Kyiv's drone forces said 21 Russian ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov had been hit over the last 72 hours. — AFP
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